MS Dhoni and Shivam Dube end CSK’s five-match losing streak – The Times of India

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ended their five-match losing streak with a tough-fought 5-wicket win in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on Monday.
Chasing 167, CSK discovered themselves in a precarious place, reeling at 111 for five after 15 overs.

MS Dhoni (26 not out off 11 balls; 4×4, 1×6) and Shivam Dube (43 not out off 37 balls; 3×4, 2×6) ensured CSK’s victory.
CSK benefited from their new opening pair of Rachin Ravindra and Shaik Rasheed, regardless of a center-order collapse. LSG’s poor dying bowling proved expensive.

“This means a lot. Losing 5 in a row, that’s not CSK. I have played for 3 years for CSK. Our bowlers did well. I thought I will bat through tonight and finish the game,” stated Shivam Dube after the match.
Dube credited MS Dhoni for alleviating the stress on him.
“I think, when he came and started smashing the bowlers, it became easier for me. I decided I will go for it only if the ball is in my area. If it is not there, I won’t try extra hard. Their bowlers executed their plans well,” he stated.
Pant’s Feisty Innings
For LSG, Rishabh Pant returned to kind with an important half-century, guiding Lucknow Super Giants to 166 for seven.
Pant (63 off 49 balls) initially struggled however gained confidence because the innings progressed. He and Abdul Samad (20) shared a 53-run partnership for the fifth wicket off 33 balls. After 5 consecutive losses, CSK made a dream begin after electing to bowl.

Pant, who has struggled within the event to this point, got here out with intent and regarded to get again to kind with some unorthodox however assured hitting, which included a reverse scoop six off a size supply from Jamie Overton.
Pant struggled in opposition to CSK’s spinners, notably Noor Ahmad, who returned wonderful figures of 4-0-13-0.
However, with the return of tempo within the kind of Pathirana within the 18th over, Pant seized his alternative, hitting the Sri Lankan for 2 sixes—the second a one-handed pull over sq.-leg to achieve his fifty.